Reviews

Die andere Frau by Michael Robotham

christingrace7's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

berthe33's review against another edition

3.0

Lots of red herrings

Readable thriller...but why did Joe need to have Parkinson’s? Never seemed to impede his chasing or fighting anyone....just wondering and when did he work?

elkev's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

elkev's review against another edition

2.0

Eerlijkheidshalve - ik ben gestopt bij hoofdstuk 27 (van de 59) omdat ik geen minuut langer over dit hoofdpersonage kon lezen. Normaal gezien zou ik het op mijn dnf plaatsen, maar aangezien ik verschillende uren van mijn leven aan dit boek heb vergald en ik die tijd nooit meer ga terugkrijgen, vind ik een review toch op z'n plaats. Ik heb dit boek als standalone gelezen, maar het is merkwaardig genoeg al het 9de boek in een serie geschreven door een boomer over een boomer.

Meer over het boomer hoofdpersonage, de klinisch psycholoog:
- "een beetje racistisch, een beetje seksistisch",
- (over zijn dochter) "ja ze is een beetje raar en ze maakt geen oogcontact en ze neemt vaak dingen te letterlijk maar ze zit niet op het spectrum hoor" ,
- werd geil van iemand borstvoeding te zien geven en probeerde de moeder in kwestie nog eens te betrappen (zijn woorden, ofc),
- I COULD GO ON maar ik ben gestopt met lezen zodat ik het hierbij kon houden.

In zijn verdediging, zijn ouders zijn mogelijk nog erger, iets van appelbomen en appels. Zijn moeder zegt hem dat ze zijn vader liever ziet dan haar kinderen, want "bij een kind krijg je wat zich er voordoet, voor je vader heb ik gekozen".



De 2* is genereus omdat ik er van uit ga dat het boek niet NOG slechter kan worden, maar ik ben niet van plan er ooit achter te komen.

esbarnard_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mandylovestoread's review against another edition

4.0

I did not realise that this was book 9 in the series. It read fine as a stand alone though and I really enjoyed it. Back to book one for me now !!

anetq's review against another edition

4.0

Picked this up as a Kindle offer as I am going to see a panel with the author in Scotland in September. It's a great read, and I only realized way into the book that it's number 9 in a series, but apart from a few obvious things it didn't spoil anything - so I immediately picked up the first in the series.

totallytales's review against another edition

4.0

This novel is gripping from the start! The more Joe investigates the further the fall from grace for his seemingly perfect parents, the twists are unpredictable and saw me reading long into the night. I also loved that the book wasn't entirely focused on the investigation you got to experience Joe's personal struggles as he tried to balance finding out the truth as well as keeping himself and his daughters safe. Shamefully this is the first Robotham book I've read but it certainly won't be the last.

Thanks to Netgalley and the Little Brown Book Group for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.

mcbaird's review against another edition

3.0

I didn’t realise it was a series until almost finished. Oops. But I liked that it didn’t read like I was missing background info or context. It is not my usual read but it was clever and well written. Easy to listen to and follow, great characterisation and mystery reveal. I’d read more from this author for sure.

julia_may's review against another edition

DNF at 28%. How this got so many high ratings, I'll never know. Dull, full of the most unlikely decisions and events. The main character is irritating and strangely naive given that he's supposed to know human nature and is a forensic psychologist, yet he meanders through the story making ill thought out decisions and acting outraged that things aren't how he wants them to be.